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themes from our new book, "going to tehran: why the united states must come to terms with the islamic republic of iran". the first of these means, and these two get at the heart of our book. the united states is today enhanced and for the past two years a power and relative decline in the middle east. the second core team as the biggest beneficiary of american ongoing decline in the middle east is the islamic republic of iran. if you're not sure you agree with these propositions, i want to ask you to compare the relative position of the united states and the islamic republic of a rant in middle east today with where they were on the eve of 9/11 over 10 years ago. on the eve of 9/11, every single government in the middle east with either pro-american government egypt and turkey in negotiation effectively to become pro-american but government. in libya are anti-iranian like saddam hussein's government in iraq. every single government in the middle east is either pro-americans in negotiations to become pro-american or anti-iranian. it pretty good position for the 90s dates in the middle

must come to terms with the islam you can republic of iran." the first of these themes, and these two really get at the heart of our book. the first of these themes is that the united states is today and has been for the past few years a power in relative decline in the middle east. and the second core theme is that the biggest beneficiary of america's ongoing decline in the middle east is the islamic republic of iran. if you're not sure you agree with these propositions, i want to ask you to compare the relative positions of the united states and the islamic republic of iran in the middle east today with where they were on the eve of 9/11, just over ten years ago. on the eve of 9/11, every single government in the middle east was either pro-american, like the governments in egypt and turkey, in negotiations effectively to become pro-american, like the governments in syria and libya, or anti-iranian like the taliban government in afghanistan and saddam hussein's government in iraq. every single government in the middle east was either pro-american, in negotiations to become pro-americ

, afghanistan, iraq. >> the arab spring, in many ways, has turned into an islamic winter for the christians of the middle easterly. that includes the whole state of north africa. pretty much every place that has an election has elected islamists, and they have made it more difficult for the churches of the middle east, who are pretty significant minorities in a lot of these countries. so that has been a bad thing. >> george: tens of thousands of christians are fleeing the middle east because of persecution, yet this modern day exitous is getting little attention in the west. now a jewish group is teaming up with christians to spread the word about persecution of middle east christians. chris mitchell reports. >> reporter: almost 200 million christians face persecution each year, especially in the birthplace of their faith, the middle east. iraq is just one example. >> since 2003, there has been a systematic attack launched against the christian community, and other minorities, in iraq. unfortunately, the mainstream media and many churches really don't talk about the persecution of their bro

an end to a hostage crisis regarding a gas plant in the desert. they are reporting islamic militants have freed hundreds of algerians and nearly 100 foreigners they kidnapped, but not everyone has been released. the militants attacked the plant on wednesday. it's in the eastern town of in amenas. they took 140 employees hostages, including members of the japanese engineering firm. algerians started rescue operations a day later. they quoted military officials on friday as saying, the military has released 573 algerians and nearly 100 foreigners. officials said at one point they were keeping the freed foreigners in a safe place inside the plant, and they say they've taken measures to keep gas facilities from exploding. the news agency reports that they are in a controlled part of the plant and may be holding more than 40 foreigners. nhk spoke to an algerian man who worked as a guard for jtc corporation. he gave an inside account of the hostage crisis. >> the algerian guard said these islamic militants gathered foreign and military staff in one place. more than ten of them were japanese. th

are based on wahhabi is long, the particularly strict interpretation of the muslim faith -- wahhabi islam. \ women, for instance, how far fewer rights than men. campaigners have accused saudi arabia of violating human rights. now, controversies have erupted in kosovo where the automation has invested millions in building mosques. even moderate muslims are worried at these developments. than a religious dignitaries from the world over are gathered for the dedication ceremony of the international center for into religious and intercultural dialogue. the three founding nations -- saudi arabia, spain, and austria -- were represented by their foreign ministers. among the 600 guests was the united nations secretary- general. the saudi government provided some 15 million euros in funding for the dialogue center for the first three years. >> we are most grateful to his majesty for his farsighted decision to launch this important and timely initiative. austria is greatly honored at the center is established. >> a outside the palace, greens and liberal muslim protesters point out that even as saudi

're seeing islamic islamics intensifying. you have a bible that was stained in blood from nigeria. tell us the story. >> i got this bible last spring. and a year ago, in january of last year, there was an attack on a church in a place called gombay city in gombay state. a group called the boko haram, and i know you have reported many times on that islamic group. they went into the deeper life bible church, and three young men from the boko haram opened fire on the christians, and killed 10 people. two young boys were killed -- >> wendy: the person who owns this bible, they survived? >> yes. his name was youkuba, and he was shot in the waist area, and his blood is on the bible. when the shooting occurred, they had been praying for the boko haram. >> wendy: and they're tied to al-qaeda? yes. you have this militant islam spreading in nigeria, and it is coming to the central part, which is considered a plateau state, which is the christian south and the muslim north, and there are many christian associations doing evangelism into the north and they've been getting attacked. >> wendy: tell us,

surprises. welcome to our viewers on public television in america and around the globe. islamic militants have captured a town in mali despite four days of bombardment from french jets. they are trying to prevent their former colony from being overrun by rebels linked to al qaeda. capital, here is our report. >> of french troops on the ground in mali. france has pulled out every stop to get them there. pulling on every one of its bases in africa back and spare a man. islamist forces have controlled the deserts' of mali. they were pushing south. the air strikes began. the french claim to have pushed the rebels back. the forces push on another front. france now needs land forces to capitalize on the campaign. some of those forces will be african. they are slow in coming and they need military equipment. >> the main fighting will take place north of here. in the vast somalian desert. so far, the capital has remained unaffected. they were concerned that if the islamists cross a line in the sand, this would have been there next top. the war has come here in the form of wounded government soldi

to what they see is god's message on the grounds without a government. >> creeping islamization has the coptic christian community nervous. many have left the country. >> it is an exodus. >> david alton is with the human rights campaign. >> a lot of killings. churches bombed. christian women raped. all sorts of things taking place. 100,000 coptic christians have fled the country. >> my local church in fairfax, we have seen a serious wave of immigration from egypt since the revolution. that is one church in the u.s. >> iranian pastor says some of his members fled for the united states. that is not just christians leaving. >> they fled the country. they don't feel safe with coming with the muslim brotherhood. >> many egyptians remain because they can't afford to go anywhere else. >> in the sense of the better educated, more well off, people that are the job creators, ones that give higher donations to the church, those will be the ones that will be leaving. >> that will mean less opportunity and help for needy christians. western aid should be stop until the government upholds religio

their opposition to gay on terror. jim? >> in li, france stepped up military moves to stop islamic fighters tied to al qaeda. >> france this week dispatched 2500 troops and commenced air strikes. >> the u.s. is very pleased that france is doing this, i think to a degree surprised. >> stephen: mais oui, to a degree surprised the us is. [ laughter ] up until now, the only thing that got the french angry enough to fight was serving a bordelaise sauce with fish. [ laughter ] france is putting the hurt to al qaeda in mali! with planes, troops and its most sophisticated helicopter gunship which, in france, means a gunship that fires missiles at itself in a dadaist commentary on the cruel farce that is war. [ laughter ] [cheers and applause] this bold -- bold military action even surprised the french, whose president, francois hollande, is perceived as so indecisive and weak, he's earned the nickname "flanby," after a wobbly gelatin dessert. oh, burn! [cheers and applause] or as the french say, brulee! [ laughter ] interestingly, one of the reasons that hollande is so unpopular in the first place is th

your name to the aclj's website. you can find that link at cbnnews.com. iran's islamic regime has had a tough time fighting the rapid spread of christianity in the last few years. our own gary lane had a rare look at iran's church during his visit there a few years ago. we covered the faces of christians in this story to protect them from government retribution. here is gary's report. c2hanting] c2>>eporte the idea beind the iriranian revoluluon was t to estatablish c2e worlrld's firirst modern c2ate, governe lely by isisamic law.w. c2atolll khamen believev a more prosperoro socicity could be created if the iranian people and their government adhered to tenents of the quran. with 30 years on, the revolution is faltering, and many iranians are disillusioned. >> the people look around, they see the poverty, they see the discontent. they're not happy, and so they have questions. well, why isn't it working out? we're doing it the islamic way; why isn't our country great? so they are ripe to hear a new way. >> reporter: and the new way many are embracing is christianity. but the faith is

on islamic extremists in nearby mali. the situation is not entirely clear. we do not have definitive information on the number of hostages or casualties. algerian authorities say tonight a number of hostages and terrorists have been killed. traveling in london, defense secretary leon panetta said either seven or eight americans were taken in the terrorist attack. mark phillips picks up the story. >> reporter: early today, what had been a hostage-taking standoff at a massive natural gas plant in the algerian desert turned violent and bloody. algerian troops had surrounded the plant after a number of foreign workers-- some reports say more than 40-- were taken hostage by an islamic group calling itself the mass brigade, and claiming ties to al qaeda. security sources told us that, when the prisoners were moved within the compound, algerian gunships opened fire. one irish hostage, steven mcfaul, recounted the ordeal to an arabic tv channel as it was happening. >> reporter: steven mcfaul's family were celebrating tonight. he, along with an unknown number of other hostages, managed to esc

is the relevance of what he wrote or is written today with islam as some. here, the other side relies on faith and outside especially in europe, they rely some materialism. this was a struggle of the human soul chambers wrote, but we also seem to believe that the answer to islamism is simply more employment opportunities for saudi youth. we are in a sense sensitive position that we criticize the chinese leadership for having but even here on the islamic question, chambers had some interesting things to say. he wrote that quote the difference between liberalism and communism was in degree only. this question arose from a previous panel. continuing, both put their faith in man and rejected faith in god. therefore they share a common worldview. if there is a lesson here i think, chambers chambers held that we could not fight communism and its near relation liberalist. if he were alive i think he would say we could not fight violent islamist extremism with an ideology that is different from it in degree only and share a common worldview with it. namely, non-violent islamist extremism. if that seem

to the attack. he came to prominence in algeria in the 1990, that's when algeria's islamic political parties were poised to win parliamentary elections. but in 19992 they canceled the elections, banned the islamic salvation front that was poised to win and began a brutal offensive against the militant islamic groups that emerged. in that group between 150,000 and 200,000 algerians died. the most extreme groups that survived continued to battle the algerian state but never exposed larger jihadist goals. because they wanted to replace the government, not destroy the world. it is these groups that a few years ago morphed into al qaeda in the islamic. they have survived not because of any ideological support from the population, some factions have prosperred by thoroughly activities like the smuggling of drugs and tobacco. he's nicknamed the marlboro man for that reason. far more lucrative business, hostage taking. groups have kidnapped westerners and extracted princely ransoms in return. according to the u.s. treasury, the average ransom for a western hostage held by aqim in 2011 was $5.4 milli

with islamism. here, the other side relies on faith, and our side, especially in europe, seems to rely on materialism. this was a struggle of the human soul, chambers wrote, but we often seem to believe that the answer to islamism is simply more employment opportunities for saudi youth. we're, this a sense, in a position that we criticize the chinese leadership for having, but even here on the islamic question, chambers had interesting things to say. he wrote, quote, "the difference between liberalism and communism was in degree only." this question arose in the previous panel. continuing" they put faith in man rather than god and shared a common world view." there is a lesson here. chambers held we could not fight communism, bask with its near relation, liberalism. if 4e were alive, i think he would say we cannot fight extreme sharing a world view with it, namely, non-violent islamist extremism. if that's obvious to you, it's not been obvious to many governments around the world. the government of the united kingdom that spent a decade asking and promoting what it saw as nonviolent is

question is the relevant of what you wrote to our, today with islamism. here, the other side relies on faith, and our side essentially in europe tends to rely on materialism. this was a struggle of the human soul, chambers wrote, but we often seem to believe that the answer to the islamism is simply more employment opportunities. we are in a sense in a position that we criticized chinese leadership for having. but even here on the islamic question, chambers had some interesting things to say. he wrote that code, the difference between liberalism and communism was in degree only. this question arose from the previous panel, continuing, both put their faith in man and rejected faith in god. therefore, they shared a common worldview. there is -- chamber so that we could not fight communism with its new relation liberalism. if he were alive i think he would say we cannot fight violent islamist extremism with an ideology that is different from it in degree only and shares a common worldview with it. namely, nonviolence islamist extremism. if that seems obvious to you, it has not been obv

and demonstration this coming monday, calling for sweeping political change. its leader is a controversial islamic scholar who has publicly challenged islamic extremists and is now taking-on his country's elected leaders. jonathan mann reports the indefinitely draw a crowd. however, refusing terrorism. >> terrorism is terrorism. violence is violence. it has no place in islam. >> addressed it's theight extremists, he is taking on his home politicians. and as we get ready for the elections next year. many have been spending time and prison. despite his claim of innocence. however, the islamic scholar is taking on the group's through the internet, and will march with millions of supporters. the pakistan's second largest city. police are already planning an historic and already choosing sites, for and against. they are thinking that he is working on country's powerful military. he wants to turn to islam about into the largest tehrer square. they are waiting to see what happens. >> beijing's air pollution reached dangerous levels third consecutive day of severe smog. the city's first orange fog warning

the french started bombing last week to keep islamic groups from taking over the country. the terrorists say they won't release any hostages until france calls off the military operations. workers at the complex are from several countries. leaders from all the nations are working with the algerian military which says it has the militants surrounded with no way to escape. susan mcginnis, cbs news, washington. >>> the natural gas field is a joint venture involving algeria, norway and bp. we are still awaiting more details about as many as 20 hostages to reportedly escaped today. >>> since hurricane katrina seven years ago inspectors have found hundreds of levees in danger of failing in 37 states. local governments are responsible for upgrading unacceptable levees but some local officials say repairs could cost hundreds of thousands of dollars. the condition of flood control became a hot button issue in 2005 when katrina's rain toppled levees in new orleans, flooded the city and killed 1800 people. coming up later this morning we'll have a live report on

of people taken hostage by islamic militants in algeria in northern africa. it's right next door to mali where not coincidentally, french war planes have been pounding militants there for days. tonight, the u.s. state department has strongly condemned this hostage-taking, calling it a terrorist attack. nbc is the only network on the ground tonight near the heart of this new war in mali. rohit, good evening. >> reporter: brian, algerian officials say that the hostages were taken by heavily armed islamic militants linked to al qaeda, and they were responding to the military operation by the french here in mali, supported by american cargo aircraft, spy planes and drones. the attack took place at dawn as a natural gas facility jointly operated by bp, the norwegian company stat oil and the algerian government is located in the remote sahara desert in eastern algeria, near the libyan border. militants reportedly approached the facility in three unmarked vehicles. their attack left at least two dead, including a british national. they took at least 20, and perhaps more than 40 people hostage.

fighting terrorism with education i've learned from islamic scholars. in the koran it's implicitly stated in the holy koran when a young mangos on jiha d and this is a spiritual endeavor to seek knowledge. it could also mean he's going into a group. but he has to get blessings from his mother first and if he doesn't do that it's shameful and disgraceful. after 911 the taliban had a high desertion rate and they were trying to get recruit groups to fight against intervention and coalition and they went in literally impoverished societies because educated women refused to allow they're sons to fight in theal bonn. you have a less educated mother here. single parent in the difficult system. the higher education a women has the more likely her son is to go on with education rather than getting into violence and drugs and certainly she won't condone her son getting into a gang or drugs. i've sometimes been criticized for that because they say all the 911 hijackers were educated and had university degrees and that certainly is true. but nobody botherd to check they're mothers and nearly

and its reliance on islamic law and the desperate state of the economy. officials decry the protesters of counterrevolutionaries and supporters of the old mubarak regime. but protesters insist it is not about the past -- it is about the future. memo we only have one demand -- the regime should go because they have done nothing for us. >> secularist and liberals say the government has betrayed the revolution. >> for the latest, let's go now to our correspondent in cairo. what is the latest you can tell us from where you are? >> i was this morning at the court where there was celebration by the relatives of the people who died after 21 people were sentenced to death, mainly fans of the port said club, but at the same time, riots broke our in the city of port said when people tried to storm the prison where most of the ones which are sentenced, and until now, -- the number is rising by the minute, but until now, we have confirmed 16 dead people in this riot. >> 21 people have been sentenced to death. 52 people still to be sentenced. tell us more about that. >> that is one of the interesti

this the siege is to pay back to algeria for letting western jets use it's a airspace to attack islamic fighters in mali. secretary of state hillary clinton is in touch with algerian officials? >> yes, state department officials confirming within the last two hours, secretary of state clinton has called the algerian prime minister. the two countries, two governments working together to try to work out what they can do to bring had an end to this hostage situation. state department officials would not confirm any numbers, any names, any details about this. they say they want to keep everything under wraps so they can work the channels as best they know how. this, of course, a very concerning situation with these islamic militants taking the hostages. among them some americans, just put the map back up again. we're going to talk about mali in the south. look to the east. it is possibly no coincidence that this gas field is right on the border with libya. the rise of islamic extremism right across north africa is a major concern right now for u.s. officials. >> as you look at that map, you can see

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are trying to support in their efforts to control the rebels and to control the al qaeda and islamic militants in mali came to power through coup. so we can't provide them direct assistance. so u.s. law prohibits that. we're finding work arounds what that mean as secretary clinton laid out today is that by this weekend there will be military trainers in the area to train african militaries to go into mali, we'll be paying for that. we will be helping to fund the airlift to bring in a french battalion. there will be about 600 troops coming in with tanks to mali. so there are work arounds but there are restrictions that prevent the u.s. military from getting directly involved in mali. >> what can we do to support the french? >> the french have asked the united states for a number of things. the mallian government has also asked the united states for a number of things. right now the u.s. is agreeing to provide intelligence. we do have annmand drone that was locate odd over the incident in algeria. that's under way in that eastern part today. we, in mali are helping to airlift the frenc

of the foot soldiers is to create an islamic state in nigeria. it's not something anybody dreams of. there's videos, you know, the usual video, you know, crossing each other, you know, ends on, yes, we want an islamic state. in fact, one of the leaders went so far when the government was in -- political leaders proposing amnesty, and, no, no, we're not going to talk to the president, he's a christian. until he converts, then we're willing to sit down and negotiate with him. every time, oh, please come, talk to us, we will listen now. we don't know what you want. i said, don't be stupid. you said it so often. you know very well what the motivation is. that is the reason for the devastation of the north today. a country in which utter years, years of independence, certain sections of the country, disposable material. very interesting thing happened, in violent political movements, some of these were sent out for training came back holier than their masters. they came fully indoctrinated and they said wait a minute, look at them in their mansions, their suvs, some own private jets. this is th

brotherhood is an international movement. the goal of which is to create an islamic state niversally all over the world. in my mind and is the mother of all islamic orgazations, including al qaeda. [inaudible conversations] >> they believe that western civilization is corrupt, evil, decadent, and they want the dismantling. lou: joining us now is a documentary producer, award winning journalist, also a director of the investigative project on terrorism. this could to have you with us. thank you for being here. let's start with the title of this documentary, the grand deception. explain where that comes from, if you will. >> sure. the title actually came from a term that was invoked by a group of muslim brotherhood activists who secretly got together in philadelphia in 1993 in a meeting that was actually wiretapped by the fbi, and in that meeting -- and the wiretaps have been declassified -- they openly talk about deception as the primary campaign tactic that they would use to change the image of themuslim brotherhood and hamas in the united states by creating new front groups, changing the ter

>>> coming up, fred de sam lazaro reports on the fears of the alawites, an offshoot of shia islam and the religion of syria's president assad. if he is overthrown, will all alawites become targets? >>> and bob faw on what some catholic school systems are doing to try to survive? >> our educational system was imploding. enrollment-wise, finance wise, something radical, radical surgery had to be done. >> announcer: major funding for "religion & ethics news weekly" is dedicated to i founder's interest in religion, community development and education. additional funding also provided by mutual of america, designing customized individual group and retirement products. that's why we're your retirement company. the january henson foundation, and the corporation for public broadcasting. >>> welcome, i'm bob abernethy. it's good to have you with us. arguments continue over the so-called "fiscal cliff" deal approved this week in the fina minutes of the 112th congress. and religious groups are among those weighing in. the family research council criticized the deal for not including spending

americans are among a group of hostages being held by islamic militants in algeria. >>> if there's even one life that can be saved, then we've got an obligation to try it. >>> president obama puts forth his plan to reduce gun violence in the wake of the sandy hook school shooting but his proposals are meeting resistance by the nra and some members in congress. >> it's a shame he's using this situation for political reasons. >>> and trick play. notre dame football star manti te'o says he's the victim of an aelaborate hoax in which he was led to believe that the woman he thought was his girlfriend had died. this is the "cbs morning news" for thursday, january 17th, 2013. >>> good morning, everybody. good to be with you. i'm terrell brown. we begin in north africa this morning. at l

. >> good afternoon, welcome. i'm the director here at the hudson institute, a son sore on islam, democracy, and the future of the islam world which publishing a journal on islamism called "current trends in islamic ideology," which i co-edit with my colleagues ambassador haqqani and eric brown. it's my pleasure to host today's event. its subject is a wonderful new book by my guest, lelya gilbert, and here it is. its title is "saturday people, sunday people: israel through the eyes of a christian so jowrner," and ms. gilbert is here to discuss her book with us. before introducing and turning to the book itself, let me say a few words by way of introduction about herself. she has had a very impressive and varied career, much of it concerned with the arts including music. she has been a song writer and worked extensively with musical groups including an african children's chorus based in uganda and based of uganda and orphans. she passed on her gifts two her two sons, colin and dylan. colin is a gifted photographer, and his photographs on this cover of the book. dylan is a gifted song writer

is convicted of being behind the first islamic terror attack on the world trade center and other terror plots against our country. congressman peter king on the demands, and what they mean, coming up. >> jamie: the flu, the flu, the flu. it's everywhere you go. some people are forced -- forced! to get vaccinated. this is $100,000. we asked total strangers to watch it for us. thank you so much. i appreciate it. i'll be right back. they didn't take a dime. how much in fees does your bank take to watch your money? if your bank takes more money than a stranger, you need an ally. ally bank. your money needs an ally. >> jamie: we have been encouraging you and the doctors have too, to get your flu vaccine because they could be in short supply as panicked americans are flooding medical centers from coast to coast. the pluoutbreak has reached epidemic proportions. the city of boston and the state of new york declaring public health emergencies. we go live to new york for more. >> reporter: hey, there. nationally, partial health officials say some places are experiencing shortages. patients are having

unleashed a deadly ground and air assault against islamic militants in the nation of mali. the rebels control northern part of the country and many have them have ties to al-qaeda including the strongest and best funded faction of the terror group. fox news has confirmed the pentagon is considering cargo aircraft, providing fuel tankers for french patrols and offering intelligence. that is where our drones enter the picture. central bank of west african states, mali is one of the poorest in the world. average worker's salary is equivalent of $1500. jonathan hunt is here. this is growing very concerning. why is there so much concern from france and the united states? this has come on quickly. >> reporter: it has come on quickly. a lot of us would not be that familiar with the northwest african nation. here is it in the nutshell. there is a major concern now among western powers that mali over the next few years might become exactly what afghanistan was in the 1990s. a nation controlled and run by hard line islamics. a nation that provides safe haven to al-qaeda and nation that al-qaeda

, once iran is nuclear it becomes the most aggressive islamic state in charge of the area in the middle east. that's why those have beseeched the united states to take out the nuclear program in advance. the saudis would line the deserts with arrows saying this way. lastly, i'm running out of time, i hope, perhaps you will resist from applauding at six-minute mark, or at least the 60% who are not sympathetic to our view and drown out the others. this is a regime that has threatened to annihilate israel and expressed its intentions to do so. we are relying on deterrence because it worked in the cold war. the cold war was different. the target of the united states was a continental nation, israel is a one bomb country. [cheers and applause] i commend you. i will stop here and say there is a radical difference between the soviet -- u.s. relationship. you will not ask jews in israel to rely on deterrence in this kind of situation. thank you very much. >> charles, if it makes you better henry kissinger re did not get away with it either. >> thank you for that introduction. it is a -- introdu

. they're the islam i haves who have gone into their homes to hide smed we've been rounding them up to hand them over to the military. >> reporter: days of joy emerging into days of vengeance. on saturday as mallian soldiers entered the town, a jihady fired into the crowd. the pictures are too graphic to show. he was lynched. torn limb from limb. left mutilated and dead. today we saw one of the jihaddist's weapons clashes. the people of gao are full of anger about the men who used their town as a base for their war against all things western. there's no one here to stop them taking revenge. we took a short tour of the destruction of gao. goats patrol the banks the jihadis looted and then blew up. no one is dancing at the nightclub they destroyed with rocket-propelled grenades or praying at the catholic church which they scaled to pull down the cross. rebuilding may be easier than repairing the damage done to people's lives and minds. in timbuktu today, people came out to see how the jihadis destroyed the past as well as the present, burning the famous 17th century islamic manuscript

. >> in the group based, the fighters had spoken of a holy war creating an islamic state that will include jordan, lebanon on, and palestine. i asked them about the future of syria. will it be syrian law, more islamic? will it be more devout? >> it will be decided by the syrian people. >> they grow stronger every day. they see this group would impose a much stricter society after the fall of the regime becomes dominant. right now, they need these fighters. >> the israeli government is going ahead with plans to invest in national heritage sites including nine of the occupied west bank. it includes handicap access to the tomb of the patriarchs and it is sacred to both jews and muslims. u.s. government has objected saying they can damage future peace talks. the palestinian president warned the move could spark a religious war. air pollution in beijing is so bad, hospitals heritage sites are flooded with patients. the government is placing -- facing pressure to put in place tougher laws. >> this is a time lapse footage of the smog creeping in over the capital. by midday, it is in your wide out. by mo

which has whichmal -- mali which has you in backing. the extremist group al qaeda in the islamic margaret, which says it carried out the attack, is viewed as extremely dangerous. >> they are a threat. they are a threat to our country. they are a threat to the world. wherever they locate and try to establish a base for operations, i think that constitutes a threat that all of us have to be concerned about. >> officials are clearly worried that the hostage-taking could be followed by further incidents. >> as we heard there, the hostage-takers in algeria are demanding that france and its intervention in mali. first of all, a very fast-moving situation. we are getting reports of the air strike by the algerian military, possibly 35 hostages dead. what are you hearing about that? >> it is clear something is going on because the british foreign officers have confirmed that they have been told by algerian is that some kind of operation has been launched by security forces there. what we are getting out to the mauritanian capital on the website agency which is quite well-connected and has

at the moment suggests that there is a new front in the war against islamic extremism? >> i don't think it is new. it morphed back in 2006 and in reality, i think this is a maturation for evolution of something growing for a number of years. >> with the french operation, we see this retaliation in algeria. does that surprise you? >> in fact, i think the network they have been trying to build has been banged up for quite awhile. algeria has a very difficult history internally, particularly since 1992. i think these things are coming to the fore, it is pretty predictable. it is surprising that it is so completely controlled by the extra missed groups right now. >> how much of the threat is there? >> that don't have many interests. all around are countries that are important to france. historically and economically. if you think of that as a landlocked afghanistan, it doesn't look important except wherein it is and how could be a lot point for these groups to spread like a cancer. >> you draw a parallel before 9/11. there is a failed state where islamists have a large amount of control. >>

because the islamic militants were threatening to move the hostages. certainly the government didn't consult any of the foreign governments around the world who are concerned about their citizens. the only foreign involvement that we know of is that a u.s. surveillance drone was over the plant. marah. >> all right. thank you. >>> for the first time in over two decades, the u.s. has recognized the government of somalia. secretary of state hillary clinton calls the official recognition a milestone in somalia's fight against islamic extremists. somalia's president was in washington for the announcement. the u.s. had not recognized somalia since 1991 when war lords overthrew the government and a civil war followed. >>> well, first lady michelle obama was in fine form celebrating her 49th birthday. the white house says the president and mrs. obama dined with friends last night at an italian restaurant in washington's upscale georgetown neighborhood. earlier in the day, the first lady debuted her hairdo, featuring new bangs in a twitter picture posted online. we'll see if it's featured d

interest. you don't need a degree in islamic study to understand iranian strategy or to conclude that the regime that has survived in power for three decades could not be suicide al or completely reckless. in fact, despite its bluster and support for terrorism, iran has been more accepting of international norms that was the case with communist china or the case of north korea or even pakistan. we talk about proliferation issue but let us remember it was pakistan while in america's tight embrace and not iran that began to act as a nuclear edict. if we were -- if we are to say that we will not tolerate a nuclear iran if that becomes the case then we have to basically say we are prepared to go down the path to war with iran. we should ask ourselves can we tolerate another major war in the middle east? this time with a country that is twice as large, twice as populous as iraq, it has much larger land mass, that its capital city is 2,000 kilometers and two mountain ranges away from the nearest port facility. will that war actually be effective? will it get the job done? how long will

talk about that. by and large what they represent is extreme for the political islamic theological movements including using violence with anybody that disagree with them. that is what is in common for all of these organizations. calling them al qaeda is loose association. a few years earlier, they invited the city terrorists in iraq to join them as well. so you get these offshoots that are only loosely connected organizations. but they do have a similar theological and political agenda. >> how much of a threat do they represent to americans here? >> of algeria is an important energy exporter and an important country. this is a threat to of jury out. we see the expansion of rebels and these groups coming in, this is a potent threat and a huge area that needs to be dealt with. >> to syria where the bbc team has found evidence of a massacre that takes place on the edge of palms. our international correspondent has just returned from the village and it contains images some viewers might find distressing. >> of the army took the stand. the villages just around the corner from -- the ar

. islamic militants killed 12 christians in two church attacks on christmas eve. six died, including the pastor, when gunmen broke into a prayer service at the church of christ in yourbay province. a deacon and 12 others died inborno state. nigeria's president says, quote,"the church is one of the main targets of terrorists." speaking at a church in nigeria's capital, he said, "if the idea of boko haram is to stop christians from worshipping god, they will not succeed." sudanese war planes bombed christians in the mountains. 11 christians died in the attacks that took place between december 18 and the 26th. the islamic regime incartom, have long targeted the residents, who are mostly christians and black africans. one church leader said they are praying and waiting for the international community to intervene. iran has arrested pastor yusef nardarkhani again. this time on christmases day. the pastor was acquitted of a charge of apostasy in november, but he was told he would have to finish his three-year sentence for a different crime, evangelizing muslims. now iranian authorities cla

an author who has written extensively about security issues in pakistan, joining us from islam a bad. hopeless and incompetent was the description of the police authorities. does that account for the added to the cross your country? >> yes, these vigilante attacks have become common. it is a manifestation of the collapse of our judicial and law enforcement system. this is not the first case that has happened. there have been many cases in pakistan over the last few years. the police and judicial system has been unable to provide justice to the people and protect those accused of blasphemy. >> why are the police unable to do anything about it? unwilling? >> there are many factors. there has been degeneration in the law-enforcement system. they are not trained properly. the police have been used for other purposes. all those factors have contributed to this. the second thing is the weakness of the governors. there is no government. that provides a huge space for the people. not just blasphemy, but other issues. there are places across the country where people suspected of robbery and o

indoctrined into a violent islam. because of international lack of help for those kids to get implicated these kids are here. there's another camp here. osama bin ladins first assistant. spent two-years in gann tan know bay in cuba and he's running large camp and just down that the united states, 212 mash units. what's going on is they're agenda is to get people to be dependent and indoctrinate the violent islam. unfortunately we're a nonprofit in the states if we go into the camps or talk with anybody there we're affiliating with a terrorist organization and shut down by the, irs so we created a viral incubator for terrorists similar to what happened in afghanistan in 99. i showed this on capitol hill and they told me this was a classified photo. i took this beside the road here and you know, just to - i think this is news that should be broadcast all over. that the international community, pakistan government, nobody cares about the education of those children. one dollar per month child instead we're sending 9 $20,000 tomahawk cruise my siels when the cost of one we could build 50 sch

as a complete surprise. >> they wanted us to remove all the islamic text which had been written on the tombstones. >> the discriminant -- the discrimination faced by them is unsurprising because in many ways it is mandated by the state. in 1974, pakistan was first elected prime minister introduce a constitutional amendment which the clear them on muslims. that means they are prohibited by law by making the call to prayer. -- which declared them muslims. the professor is a prominent islamic scholar. he does not think the graveyard should have been attacked, but he did not condemn the attackers either. >> no one should take the law into their own hands, but what these people did was wrong. , the should not have put inscriptions' on their tombstones. >> sometimes the discrimination has turned violent. in 2010, the taliban attacked mosques. thdi the normally outspoken media were restrained in their coverage very few believe the police will arrest those responsible for that attacks against this community will end anytime soon. >> venezuela's vice-president said the government has unc

. >>> islamic militants have attacked a gas pipeline in algeria two weeks after a stage cris at gas plant in the sahara desert. two security guards were killed. seven other people were wounded. the militants attacked them in the region of djebahia, about 150 kilometres outside aljiers. the militants tried to blow up the pipeline but failed. algerian officials are hunting for the militants. they've been reinforcing security at oil and gas faciliti since militants attacked one earlier this month in eastern algeria. at least 37 foreign nationals were killed. algeria's communications minister has defended the decision to storm the plant. he said soldiers saved hundreds of lives. >> translator: the militants kidnapped and killed innocent people, and they wanted to blow up the plant. if the special forces had not stormed the plant, the consuenc could have been far more serious. >> ten japanese were among those killed. but said said the militants did not single them out. >> translator: it was japanese workers that happened to be there on the day of the attack. i believe they were chosen because

.n. security council presidency in february. >>> the pakistani teenage girl shot by islamic militants will undergo another operation, this time to restore her hearing in one ear. malala yousafzai was targeted for working to promote the rights of girls to receive an education. the 15-year-old was shot in the head by the pakistani taliban as she left school. the attack left her in a critical condition. she gradually recovered, due to treatment at a hospital in the united kingdom where she was transferred from pakistan. malala was discharged earlier this month. she's currently in rehabilitation, supported by her family who are also now in britain. a physician treating malala told a news conference on wednesday that she would soon have another operatatatatat in her left ear when the gunshot broke her eardrum and other tissue in her head. during the operation, malala's head wound will be covered with a metal plate. doctors will install a small electronic device to improve her hearing. >> this is primary to offer physical protection to her brain in the same way as a normal skull was -- woul

. >> french fighter jets bombarded islamic militant strongholds in northern mali today and military officials vowed there will be many more air strikes to come to protect its former colony. france has deployed more than 500 troop to its west african nation to stop al qaeda linked militants from turning it into a safe haven for terrorists. islamic militants seized control of a vast desert area in northern mali nine months ago. since then they have been posed an extreme form is 4r578ic sharia law public amptation an beatings are commonplace. mali's music, an important part of the country's culture has been silenced. the militants have banned the annual music festival in timbuktu. national security analyst juan zarate. >> what you have in mali is a safe haven for al qaeda an aggressive terrorist group, an organization and one that presents a threat to the stability of mali and the region. that explains why the french have decided to intervene now. >> reporter: france's decision to intervene is not without risk. its french government upped its terror alert at home and reb ems have already threate

. that's from defense secretary leon panetta, talking about the offensive against islamic are rebels in mali. mali is one of the poorest nations on the planet. a groiing home base for islamic extremists, we are led to believe. secretary panetta says the u.s. will help with intelligence and supply, but there are no plans to commit u.s. troops, at this point. all of this comes as america prepares to wine down the longest war ever in afghanistan for the united states. the secretary says that the u.s. will face huge threats from abroad. >> the fact is that the war on terrorism continues. we have made good progress. we have undermightmined their ay to conduct the attacks they would like to conduct. but the war on terrorism continues. >> shepard: french troops could face a very difficult in mali, a nation that some analysts have called a flat afghanistan. islamic extremists control much of the northern part of the country. yesterday, they took a town in central mali. an american pastor jailed in iran is set to go before a notoriously tough judge now, known as the hanging judge. the america

cities, but that hasn't stopped the protesters who accuse him of monopolizing power and putting islamic fundamentalists in charge. there have been five days of protests sparked by the second anniversary of the uprising that brought down mubarak. the boy scouts of america is rethinking its ban on gays. a mother loses all of her children-- one by one-- to gun violence. and seven years after katrina, new orleans is still rebuilding. when the "cbs evening news" continues. w

every day? islam i understand and we researched this today. there is no tenant that you have to pray together. >> support praying together. >> bill: good like going to mass for the catholics. it's good but if you go to mass by yourself. >> still okay. >> bill: you don't have to go with 15 people. same in islam. you don't have to pray with 15 people. >> bill: they were claiming their rights were being violated. >> religious freedom rights. >> bill: by keeping them segregated. >> at least this initial judge said, yes, that's right is it right? >> no, it's not right. >> judge from the southern district of indiana there is a 1993 law in the united states which precludes curtailing religious freedom and activity. >> security risk didn't have to go ahead and authorize it. >> this judge we just saw she made a mistake in your opinion. >> definitely made a misstangeght the government should appeal to the eighth district. >> we don't know whether they will appeal or not. >> just to recap. they don't want lind and the other muslims to get together aunt guise of prayer and hatch some plots. >> e

americans are among hostages held at this hour by islamic militants in algeria tonight. the kidnappings are apparently out growth of western intervention in mali. we have fox team coverage. we begin in london where greg palkot has the latest. >> there is a standoff going on in a veeria. algeria security is on one side. al-qaeda linked militants on the other. foreigners, including americans, caught in the middle. >> this is a target, the first dangerous fall-out from a french military operation against islamists in mali. natural gas complex in algeria, attacked by the al-qaeda linked militants today. two people were reportedly killed including one citizen. dozens of foreigners were kidnapped including three americans taken hostage. >> the best information we have at this time is that the u.s. citizens are among the hostages. i hope you understand to protect their safety i won't get in to numbers. >> they could not ensure the hostages' safety. he is accused of smuggling across africa as a key figure in al-qaeda at islam. he and others left from northern mali crossing to libya before the a

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